Wednesday, October 9, 2013

A MummyVision Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku - Day #9 POP FLIX PICKS... FOR YOUR VINTAGE HORROR FIX !!




Welcome back, Boils & Ghouls !!


There's now just 22 days remaining in the Countdown To Hallowe'en 2013 which must mean that we have now reached day nine of "A MummyVision Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku", my month-long blogathon, which culminates on 31st October 2013. In case you missed the previous instalments, this series of posts began with details of a Hallowe'en ScreamSaver, complete with a spooky soundtrack, followed by a Roku channel dedicated to Vintage Horror Classics, then some Hallowe'en "How-To" videos, a Roku channel for fans of the paranormal and another for devotees of independent horror. After that came a channel dedicated to the open discussion of UFO's and UFO-related activities plus another selection of Cult Films, Sci-Fi Classics & Vintage Horror to boost the Hallowe'en / Horror movie choices for all you Roku film fans out there. Yesterday, we continued with Hallowe'en party planning and details of a Roku channel brimming with creepy cocktail suggestions to keep your spooky soirée, plus your pick of the poisons, well & truly flowing. So, today, we're giving you a chance to sit back & relax, with your most luscious Hallowe'en libation, and fully enjoy your pick of the horror flicks from another of our Hallowe'en / Horror-related Roku channel highlights !!






It probably comes as no surprise to you, that this classic movie-based Roku channel can be found in the "Film & TV" genre (i.e. category) of the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store (or, "Movies & TV", for those of you in the USA). Generally speaking, 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' provides an assortment of hundreds of movie classics ranging from Action to Comedy, Cult Classics to Drama, Vintage Horror to  Martial Arts, plus Romance, Thrillers & Westerns. As such, you can expect to see anything from "Tarzan The Fearless" to "Attack Of The Giant Leeches" or the horror classic, "Night Of The Living Dead". Perhaps best of all, is that these movies are ALL COMPLETELY FREE TO WATCH although the hidden "cost" of this is that all of the featured movies are ad-supported.


Obviously, having multiple genres to choose from in the main menu of the 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' channel means that not all of the included content is relevant to this post. As I mentioned before, there are other loosely relevant genres included (such as Cult Classics and Thriller, or perhaps even Drama) in which you might find some "Pop Flix" classic movie that grabs you but, sticking to the general theme of Hallowe'en, the (current) selection that can be found in the "Horror" category of the 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' channel on UK Roku player (incl. IMDB links) is as follows:-




My own PICK OF THE BUNCH, if perhaps slightly obvious to most true horror fans out there, WOULD HAVE TO BE... George A. Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead", closely followed by William Castle's "House On Haunted Hill" and Roger Corman's "A Bucket Of Blood". Other than that, I'd also recommend Eugenio Martin's "Horror Express" and Maxwell Shane's "Fear In The Night", plus Giulio Questi's "Death Laid An Egg" and Francis Ford Coppola's "Dementia 13" as worthy of watching, in terms of classic vintage horror. On the other end of the scale, in my opinion, THE ONE'S TO AVOID ARE... the likes of Roberto Bianchi Montero's "Island Monster" and "Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla" by William Beaudine, as well as "Isle Of The Snake People" by Juan Ibanez & Jack Hill, plus Roger Corman's "Creature From The Haunted Sea" which pales in comparison to his other work here. Still, love them or loathe them, this classic vintage horror content will ensure that you have plenty of ways to pass the time between my daily doses of Roku-related Hallowe'en horror in "A MummyVision Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku" while, at the same time, helping to satisfy your appetite for vintage horror movies in the build-up to Hallowe'en !!


According to the channel description for the 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' channel, taken from the Official Roku Website, the channel was developed for Roku by a company called adRise. If that name happens to sound familiar to you, it could be because that company is also responsible for the development of the 'World Worth Watching' channel on Roku player, as featured on day seven in this series of posts, not to mention the MANY OTHER FAMILIAR CHANNELS they have created for Roku channel store(s) IN ALL REGIONS. Should you need to contact the developer, you can do so via their Twitter Feed: @ad_Rise or else, get social through: adRise (Facebook). Of course, you can always find out more about the developer of the 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' channel on Roku by visiting their Official Website VIA THIS LINK, or by using their CONTACT FORM to ask a specific question that you may not have been able to find an answer to on their website. The folks at adRise would also like to hear from you if you're interested in partnering with them (either as content owners or advertisers), if you have some news to share, or if you'd just like to know more about their company or any of the other channels they have developed for Roku.


Those of you who wish to add this channel to the Hallowe'en-themed entertainment on your Roku player(s) but are, perhaps, unable to access the Channel Store on your device at this precise moment... can also take care of things by simply LOGGING-IN to your Online Roku Account, scrolling down to the 'Manage Account' section, and using the "Add a Private Channel" option. That way, when you do have access to your Roku player, the 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' channel will be there ready for you to watch whenever you so choose !! All you must do to achieve this, is type the following access code under "Add a Private Channel" and click the blue 'Add Channel' button:-


ACCESS CODE:- popflixmovies


Anyway, that's pretty much all there is to it, except to point out that the 'Pop Flix Classic Movies' channel has been given an average score of "3.5 out of 5" from 526 ratings (so far) in the channel store description from the Official Roku Website. That statistic alone should be reason enough to give this a try, never mind the fact that ALL FILMS ARE FREE TO WATCH too !!


Having said that, if this particular Hallowe'en / Horror themed Roku channel was not to your liking then FEAR NOT because there will be another one featured in tomorrow's post, continuing the month-long blogathon that is: "A MummyVision Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku"which will bring you more devilish delights EACH AND EVERY DAY from now UNTIL HALLOWE'EN and when you're done with this blog, don't forget to visit the other contributors to the 2013 Countdown To Hallowe'en and see what Hallowe'en treats they have in store for you between now and 31st October !!



Fangs again, for stopping by !!



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